There are two contests currently being sponsored by Gannon University. Please take some time to consider your poems for submission to one or both!
1. The 2009-2010 High School Poetry Contest. 1st place earns $100, 2nd place $75, and 3rd place $50. All winners will attend the Awards Night ceremony with the Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins. See more information here.
2. The Erie County Poet Laureate's project for 2009-2010 is an anthology of poems and art by Erie County residents. She is looking for submissions for the book, and all will be considered. If chosen, your work will be published in the anthology tentatively entitled Dwelling in Possibility: Voices of Erie County. You will also receive a complimentary copy of the book. Click here for more information.
Both of these contests can be found on the Erie County government website.
1. The 2009-2010 High School Poetry Contest. 1st place earns $100, 2nd place $75, and 3rd place $50. All winners will attend the Awards Night ceremony with the Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins. See more information here.
2. The Erie County Poet Laureate's project for 2009-2010 is an anthology of poems and art by Erie County residents. She is looking for submissions for the book, and all will be considered. If chosen, your work will be published in the anthology tentatively entitled Dwelling in Possibility: Voices of Erie County. You will also receive a complimentary copy of the book. Click here for more information.
Both of these contests can be found on the Erie County government website.